Label Printing Guide
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Label Printing Guide PCMate Platinum v7.5 4/2015 ©2015 Avery Dennison Corp. All rights reserved. Platinum Label Design Software SOFTWARE LICENSE PLEASE READ THIS DOCUMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SOFTWARE. YOU AGREE TO BECOME BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE, DO NOT USE OR INSTALL THE SOFTWARE AND PROMPTLY RETURN ANY MATERIALS TO AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION FOR A FULL REFUND IF PURCHASED. The enclosed computer program(s) ("Software") is licensed, not sold, to you by Avery Dennison Corporation ("Avery Dennison") for use only under the following terms, and Avery Dennison reserves any rights not expressly granted to you. 1. License. This License allows you to: (a) Use the Software only on a single computer at a time, except that the Software may be executed from a common disk shared by multiple CPUs provided that one authorized copy of the Software has been licensed from Avery Dennison for each CPU executing the Software. 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TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 1-1 About the Print Module ......................................................................................................... 1-1 About the Documentation ...................................................................................................... 1-2 Getting Help ........................................................................................................................ 1-3 Accessing the Avery Dennison Web Services Portal ............................................................... 1-3 INSTALLING YOUR SOFTWARE ................................................................................................ 2-1 About the System Requirements ........................................................................................... 2-1 Installing PCMate Platinum ................................................................................................... 2-1 Activating Your PCMate Software .......................................................................................... 2-2 Installing the PDF Proof Sheet Generator .............................................................................. 2-3 CONFIGURING YOUR SOFTWARE ............................................................................................. 3-1 About User Accounts ............................................................................................................ 3-1 About Advanced Software Settings ........................................................................................ 3-3 Configuring Advanced Software Settings................................................................................ 3-9 Adding User Accounts .......................................................................................................... 3-9 Editing User Accounts ......................................................................................................... 3-10 Deleting User Accounts ....................................................................................................... 3-10 Configuring PCMate to Run in Auto-Print Mode ..................................................................... 3-11 Setting the Default Working Folder ....................................................................................... 3-11 Setting the Language for Your Software ................................................................................ 3-13 Changing your FTP Server Connection ................................................................................. 3-13 MANAGING YOU PRINTERS ...................................................................................................... 4-1 About Compatible Printers .................................................................................................... 4-1 Adding SNAP Printers Using the Snap Printer Setup Wizard .................................................... 4-2 Adding Serial Printers .......................................................................................................... 4-3 Adding USB Printers ............................................................................................................ 4-4 Adding Network Printers ....................................................................................................... 4-5 Adding Hot Folders .............................................................................................................. 4-5 Deleting Printers .................................................................................................................. 4-6 MANAGING YOUR PRINT JOBS................................................................................................. 5-1 About the Job Manager ........................................................................................................ 5-1 Creating Print Jobs .............................................................................................................. 5-3 Running the Auto-Import Routine .......................................................................................... 5-4 Viewing Active and Archived Print Jobs ................................................................................. 5-4 Deleting Active and Archived Print Jobs................................................................................. 5-5 Archiving Print Jobs ............................................................................................................. 5-6 Searching for Active and Archived Print Jobs ......................................................................... 5-6 WORKING WITH BATCHES IN PRINT JOBS ............................................................................... 6-1 About the Batch Manager ..................................................................................................... 6-1 Opening Print Jobs .............................................................................................................